Chapter 1: Return to Zhao
72_72998In the following days, Yang Haolong basically did not leave the carriage except when necessary, firstly, because it could save more time for hurrying, and on the other hand, this long long journey made Yang Haolong's weak body a little unbearable, so he could only stay in the carriage to rest.
Finally, after several days and nights of travel, the convoy finally branched into the capital of Zhao at dusk, and finally stopped in front of a gate in the imperial palace.
After such a long time of rushing, Yang Haolong almost had a feeling of spinning when he got out of the car, but fortunately, he was in a wheelchair, and he did not make any gaffes.
Seeing the familiar layout in the palace, Yang Haolong's heart suddenly surged with a special feeling, it was really a long time since I saw it, every grass and tree here was so familiar, but it was so strange because of the alienation that I hadn't seen for a long time.
Passing through the rockeries and corridors in the vestibule, the evening breath brought bursts of floral fragrance, and there was a hazy feeling that I didn't know what night it was, Yang Haolong was almost drunk in this sunset, and even the depths of those eyes were a deep orange.
The warm orange sunset dyed all the qiē orange, and it became more and more warm in this quiet courtyard.
Warm, when this word flashed in his mind, Yang Haolong couldn't help but sneer, this word is really ironic for her, the person she wants to protect, I don't know how painful it is at this moment, and I still have the heart to enjoy the scenery, how ironic!
Yang Haolong turned his head slightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, the person who had been following behind Bu Yi disappeared after entering the palace, presumably he went to report to Zhao Yinggang!
Thinking of this, Yang Haolong couldn't help but sneer, it seems that his guess was right, in order to force himself to come back, Zhao Yinggang really did not hesitate to use all his means!
But she didn't say anything, but pretended not to see anything, and walked on, finally stopping in a beautifully furnished warm pavilion.
"Long Xiang will rest here first, and the contemptible people will not bother."
After Buyi finished speaking, he was about to leave, but was stopped by Yang Haolong.
"What about the lady?"
Yang Haolong squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the dark gray figure, what she was most worried about was, of course, her sister-in-law!
"Don't worry about the dragon, Madame is on her way here, so the contemptible people won't disturb your two together."
After speaking, he bowed slightly to Yang Haolong and retreated, and his figure soon disappeared into the tortuous corridor.
After listening to Buyi's words, Yang Haolong, who was originally indifferent, became slightly nervous.
As the saying goes, the nostalgia is more timid, I haven't seen my sister-in-law for a long time, my heart is nervous, there is a thin layer of sweat in the palms of my hands, and there is already a cold feeling at my fingertips.
When she is nervous, her palms will sweat and her fingertips will be cold, in the past, her sister-in-law would come over and gently hold her hand, and her faint smile was as clear and lovely as a narcissus.
The thin figure who liked to wear cyan clothes came to mind, and Yang Haolong couldn't help but sigh slightly, her sister-in-law!
Yang Haolong suddenly remembered the scene when she first met her sister-in-law, when she was still young, she was still a little playboy who was happy to flirt with girls everywhere, the first time she met Qinglou, even if she was a daughter, she was still amazed by her sister-in-law's green clothes.
The weak figure is even more pitiful under the blue clothes, with a faint expression, like a doll without love, who would have known that such a cold person would laugh so amazing!
With just one glance, Yang Haolong had the idea of wanting to protect this girl all the time, and in fact she did the same, just to be able to see the thin girl laughing.
For Xu Wu, Yang Haolong's heart is more of a feeling of pity, which makes her involuntarily regard Xu Wu as a close person, as a person who can be relied on, and as a family member.
It is precisely because of the importance of Xu Ao in Yang Haolong's heart that she decided to come back the moment she received the letter, because she has a sense of responsibility for her sister-in-law, and that feeling has taken root in her heart from the moment she saw Xu Ao, growing, and difficult to erase.
If it weren't for herself, the current sister-in-law might have been living happily with Ah Yue, instead of missing her life with a single thought.
It was she who indirectly ruined her daughter-in-law's happiness, this pain, this guilt, like a hideous scar lying in Yang Haolong's heart, which could not be healed.
Thinking of the past, the feeling of colic instantly spread in Yang Haolong's heart, and the pain that almost ate the bones almost devoured Yang Haolong.
"Woman-in-law......"
And in another part of the palace, in a palace, a cyan figure is facing away from the sunset outside the window, bowing his head and embroidering something seriously.
As the sun set, the orange light rushed to fill the place, but finally regretfully left, the night gradually fell, the cyan figure stood up, and the slender fingers gently lit up the lights in the palace one by one.
"Another day has passed."
A soft murmur came from where she stood, and there was a hint of mourning in this slightly deep hall.
"Madam, the emperor is here."
A plainly dressed maid walked over and whispered in Xu Wu's ear, and after a while, a bright yellow figure walked in from outside the main hall, with a meaningful smile on the corner of her mouth.
At the moment when she saw Zhao Yinggang come in, Xu Ying frowned slightly, leaned down slightly, and bowed to the figure who came in.
"The courtiers have seen the emperor."
Zhao Yinggang seems to be in a good mood, and his voice is much kinder than usual.
"Get up!"
After speaking, he was not polite, walked to the chaise longue on the side and sat down, looking at Xu Wu with a smile, her eyes flashing with a light that she couldn't understand.
Xu Wu was just silent, for the man in front of her, not only did she not have the desire to speak, but she even felt that staying with him was a kind of torture, and the hatred of the separation of flesh and blood made her can't help but clench her hands and try to endure the surging love in her chest.
"Your Majesty, can you let the courtiers see the child, it's been so long, and the courtiers are very worried."
After enduring it for a long time, Xu Wan finally endured the hatred in her heart, her faint voice was a little pleading, and her bright eyes were faintly shining.
She hadn't seen her child since that day she had been taken away, and as a mother, she had been separated from her child for so long, and the torture almost drove her crazy.
There is nothing more cruel in the world than the separation of mother and child!
Xu Wu raised her eyes and looked at the bright yellow figure, and just wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Zhao Yinggang's slightly raised hand.
"Since I want to see your child, then, I tell you a way."
As he spoke, Zhao Yinggang leaned down, ignored Xu Wu's dodge, and said a word softly in her ear, and at the moment when the words fell, Xu Yinggang's eyes widened with a look of disbelief.
Zhao Yinggang's words in her ear were tantamount to a thunderbolt, which shocked her so much that she couldn't even speak.
If she heard correctly, what Zhao Yinggang said was that her master was back and was waiting for her in the warm pavilion!
The scene she had dreamed of countless times in her dreams had finally become a reality, how could she not be surprised!
Looking at the man in bright yellow clothes in front of her, Xu Wu was almost speechless, I don't know if it was because of surprise or excitement, and her slender hands trembled slightly.
"Didn't the emperor say that as long as the courtiers wrote a letter to Long Xiang and asked her to come back, he would let me see the child?"
Now that Yang Haolong is back, then Zhao Yinggang should fulfill his promise.
Who knew that Zhao Yinggang didn't speak, but just looked at her fixedly with a pair of eyes as deep as the night, not knowing what he was thinking.
"If you want to see the child, you can, you can ask Long Xiang to come and tell me in person, that's not a problem, this child is the flesh and blood of Long Xiang, naturally Long Xiang should come in person, do you say yes?"
Zhao Yinggang's words were like a bucket of ice water that completely extinguished Xu Yinggang's hope, looking at Xu Yinggang's expression that instantly became stiff, a cold smile also appeared on the corner of Zhao Yinggang's mouth.
Yes, that child still has Yang Haolong's blood, wouldn't it be natural for him to come to see him in person, what father would bear to watch his mother and child separated?
The person who couldn't stay by all means, this woman wrote a letter, and the person rushed back from thousands of miles away, this kind of gap, how could he bear it in his heart!
Xu Wu was suddenly startled when she heard this, and the expression on her face was very subtle, and it was not very clear in the gradually thickening night.
"Yes, the courtiers know."
Xu Wu didn't want to say anything more, since Zhao Yinggang said so, even if she went to see Yang Haolong first, it would be the same, and there would definitely be a way when the time came.
Seeing that Xu Wu agreed, Zhao Yinggang's heart was also like knocking over the five-flavor bottle.
The reason why he asked Xu Wu to see Yang Haolong was to let that person take the initiative to see him, but on the other hand, he didn't want Xu Wu to see Yang Haolong, knowing that Xu Wu was that person's wife, but as long as he thought of the deep affection of the two people reuniting after a long absence, he was depressed for a while.
On that angular handsome face, different feelings change back and forth, one moment is expectation, one moment is jealousy, and the weather is uncertain.
Looking forward to it is because he is about to see Yang Haolong, he naturally has irrepressible anticipation and excitement in his heart, and jealousy is because he is obviously the first person to like Yang Haolong, but he can only watch him marry another woman into the door and can't refute anything, this feeling really makes him jealous but unspeakable.
And just when Zhao Yinggang was still struggling, Xu Wu had already changed her clothes and walked back again.
"The courtiers will retire first."
After speaking, he turned around and left, and went to the warm pavilion where Yang Haolong was, in the huge palace, only Zhao Yinggang was left, and a pair of eyes stared at the back tightly, knowing that he would never see it again.
After Xu Wan left, Zhao Yinggang did not leave immediately, but looked at the night outside the window and fell into deep thought.
The night breeze blew slowly, as if it wanted to blow away the gloom in people's hearts, but it was useless.
Not long after Xu Yinglai left, a dark gray figure appeared in the main hall, and Buyi walked in and bowed to Zhao Yinggang.
"How? People have arrived? ”
Zhao Yinggang's voice was a little gloomy, and his eyes were also looking out of the window, as if he was recalling some distant memories, missing someone, and that heartbeat.
"Back to the emperor, yes."
Bu Yi still had a faint expression, but when he was in front of Zhao Yinggang, whether it was a word or a move, there was a hint of respect in it, and it could be seen that he respected this emperor very much.
As early as when Zhao Yinggang was very young, Buyi had a relationship with him. At that time, although Zhao Yinggang was very small, he was very smart, although his temper was a little perverse, he was kind-hearted and saved a flower child who was dying on the side of the road.
At that time, Buyi was chased and killed by the enemy, and when there was no way to escape, he fell into a ruined temple to survive, it was at this time that he met the young Zhao Yinggang, at that time it should have been Zhao Yinggang who had just left the palace to go to Yang Haolong's home, encountered heavy rain on the way, and met the seriously injured Buyi by chance, and ordered someone to treat him.
It was at that time that Bu Yi was desperate to follow Zhao Yinggang's side, even if he achieved an amazing status in the rivers and lakes in the future, but in his heart, he would never forget the help and hope of life that Zhao Yinggang gave him.
Thinking of this, Bu Yi couldn't help but smile and shook his head, looking at the figure sitting on the chaise longue and waiting anxiously, locked the memories back again, and said with a light smile.
"This time I went out, and I found a very interesting phenomenon, and I don't know if I should say it."
Zhao Yinggang's mind was on Yang Haolong's body, and he didn't seem to have any reaction to Buyi's words, just thinking that Buyi was sharing his insights and anecdotes along the way with him, so he didn't care much, nodded and snorted casually as an answer.
Buyi didn't say anything when she saw this, just smiled lightly and continued.
"This time I went to the Chu State, and I met the lord of the Demon Palace, and his behavior towards Long Xiang seemed to be like treating a woman."
Originally, there was a leisurely figure lying on the chaise longue, but when he heard the word dragon spitting out of Buyi's mouth, he instantly bounced, and a pair of eyes looked at the gray figure in front of him very attentively.
Buyi's words had already been finished, but he just looked at the person in front of him whose expression had become strange, and he didn't know what he wanted to express.
Zhao Yinggang was confused by this light as water expression, although he was still a little unpredictable about Buyi's expression, but the ideas in his mind gradually became clearer.
A bold and ridiculous idea gradually took shape in his mind, and Zhao Yinggang's expression finally changed, incredible!
If Yang Haolong is a woman, then this qiē seems more reasonable.
Because Yang Haolong is a woman, then Cheng Tianxing will be so fond of her, and even at the expense of the notoriety of breaking sleeves on her back, she will be named the imperial concubine;
Because Yang Haolong is a woman, the lord of the Demon Palace will be willing to risk the world's disapproval and keep it by his side, and would rather become the laughing stock of the rivers and lakes than keep it by his side!
If Yang Haolong is really a woman, then this qiē is so smooth.
Zhao Yinggang's heart is extremely chaotic now, because of his love for Yang Haolong, he has fantasized in his heart more than once that if Yang Haolong is a woman, how good it would be, then he can keep it by his side and accompany him forever.
"You mean, Yang Haolong is a woman?"
Zhao Yinggang didn't know where his mouth was at all, and he didn't even react at all when he said these words, it felt like he was in a fugue, and suddenly a voice came out of his head.
This idea was so crazy that even he couldn't believe it, and if the qiē of the cloth was true, he didn't know if he would really go crazy with joy because of this.
"The contemptible person just thinks that the way the Demon Palace Lord treats Long Xiang is like treating a woman, and he doesn't say that Long Xiang is a woman."
This kind of thing, if you really want to be sure, it seems that you also need evidence, this kind of thing......
Buyi couldn't help but sigh softly and shook his head, he was quite helpless about Zhao Yinggang's reaction, this idea was just his own guess, and there was no evidence, and looking at Zhao Yinggang's reaction, it seemed that he had begun to prepare for the posture of proposing, which really shocked Buyi.
Zhao Yinggang's feelings for Yang Haolong, Bu Yi has always been very clear, I used to think that the reason why Zhao Yinggang was so devoted to Yang Haolong was mostly because of impulse and curiosity, and it would be fine after a long time, but after a period of observation, the truth does not seem to be the case.
Where is the majestic monarch who appears in front of him now, obviously a person who has been tortured by lovesickness!
Buyi's words seemed to have played a role, and the person who was still surprised was much quieter at this time, as if he wanted to calm down and think about that thought carefully.
Zhao Yinggang has known Yang Haolong since he was a child, and he has always been almost inseparable from Yang Haolong in the process of growing up.
"How is this possible, how can that person be a woman!"
Zhao Yinggang smiled bitterly, stretched out his hand and gently pinched his eyebrows, wanting to relax his mood a little, but found that the thought had already appeared and was as difficult to erase as a brand, and the whole person was as if he had been spelled, and he was always obsessed with wanting to delve into that thought.
Just when Zhao Yinggang was doing everything possible to wipe out that thought, on the other side of the palace, Yang Haolong was staring blankly at the person in front of him.
If it weren't for the familiar "master" in her bones, she wouldn't dare to associate the emaciated person in front of her with her sister-in-law.
It's only been a long time, and the women have lost weight to such a distance.
The already delicate figure became even more haggard, and the pale face could not hide the weakness even in the yellow-orange light.
"Master, you're really back!"
Xu Wan looked at the familiar face in front of her, her eyes instantly turned red, in Yang Haolong's absence every day and night, she spent almost every day in her thoughts, in addition to missing her children, she was more worried about Yang Haolong and Ah Yue.
And now Yang Haolong finally appeared in front of her, but she didn't know what to say, her throat became very sore because of choking, and she couldn't even say a complete sentence.
She has been separated from her family since she was a child, and only after meeting Yang Haolong did she regain the feeling of belonging to home, and in the more than ten years since then, she has followed Yang Haolong's side closely, and her dependence on Yang Haolong has long been engraved into the bone marrow.
"Master, sister-in-law, I really miss you."
Xu Wu's voice was a little choked and a little choked, lying in Yang Haolong's arms, like a wronged child, finally thrown into the arms of his family.
Yang Haolong's heart was like a stormy wave, and finally came back here again, seeing her sister-in-law, she was so excited that she didn't know what to say, so she could only silently express her excitement and joy with her actions.
"Sister-in-law, you have been wronged."
Finally, Xu Wu gently wiped away her tears and straightened up from Yang Haolong's arms, only to find that Yang Haolong had been sitting in a wheelchair all along, and she was suddenly surprised and didn't know what to say.
"Master, you are ......"
Xu Wu hurriedly straightened up, for fear of pressing Yang Haolong's leg again, but was stopped by Yang Haolong's gentle eyes.
"It's okay, the poison has flare up again, but it's okay, I'm used to it. Come on, wipe your tears, the little beauty is crying, I'm going to be sad! ”
Yang Haolong smiled indifferently, looked at Xu Wan's crying red eyes, and said with a smile, seeing that Xu Wu was really obedient and wiped away her tears, it was much easier.
This time he had been away for so long, so that when he saw the person in front of him again, Yang Haolong couldn't believe it, his hands gently followed his sister-in-law's long silky hair, and he paused lightly at the end of the hair.
She remembered what she had said to her sister-in-law a long time ago.
At that time, they hadn't experienced so many things, at that time, Ah Yue liked her so much but didn't want to say it, at that time, Yang Haolong was still a carefree merry man, they were eating together, Yang Haolong saw the two people around him who obviously liked each other but didn't want to say anything, and he was very anxious for the two of them.
A plate of green vegetables was sandwiched back and forth, but he couldn't eat it in his mouth, looking at the two people in front of him who let each other go back and forth, Yang Haolong was very angry in his heart.
obviously likes each other, so it's a generous admit, why do you have to dodge like this.
So, Yang Haolong put down his chopsticks, grabbed Ah Yue's hand with one hand, and grabbed Xu Yue's hand with the other, and closed them tightly, even if the two struggled, they would not let go.
Seeing that the two of them gradually blushed, and then met their eyes and smiled at each other, the corners of Yang Haolong's mouth also showed a smug smile.
"One day, I will hold a grand wedding for the two of you, so that you can be together forever!"
For Yang Haolong's words, Xu Hao's cheeks turned red instantly, and she quickly let go of her gripping hand, and threw an angry look at Yang Haolong angrily, which made Yang Haolong laugh for a while, and Ah Yue, although he didn't speak, was still indifferent, but the root of his ear was red like fire.
At that time, she thought that things would be as beautiful and complete as she imagined, and at that time, she simply thought that anyone would be happy, whether it was her sister-in-law, Ah Yue, or her.
Now it seems that this qiē can only be imagined, how beautiful it is to imagine, once lost, how lonely it will be when I think back again.
Yes, as it is now.
Thinking of the past, Yang Haolong's eyes couldn't help but darken, looking at his hands, the loss in his heart drowned her like a tide.
If it weren't for her, the sister-in-law would not have been so insulted by Zhao Yinggang, and even humiliated herself with that person's child; If it weren't for her, Ah Yue might have been able to take her sister-in-law away and live a happy and stable life, instead of following herself, and there would be a possibility of falling into danger every day